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Barbecue: Not Just a Backyard Indulgence, But a Return to Ancestral Wisdom

Barbecue isn’t just something to do on a Sunday. It’s a rebellion. It’s a return. It’s a reaffirmation of everything good and grounded about food. So fire up that smoker, invite your neighbors, and bring out the lamb chops from your local grass farm, the beef brisket that grazed on native pasture, and the pork shoulder that rooted through the woods like nature intended.

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Speech is a moral act.

The debate over free speech reveals that while we have the right to speak freely, our greatest responsibility lies in using that freedom to uplift, protect, and cultivate a better world for all.

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Little Farms, not Big Pharma

Food as medicine prevents disease and promotes vitality. Medicine as medicine prevents vitality and by addressing symptoms alone, promotes peripheral disease and decreased longevity and quality of life. Period.

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Acorn Finished Pork, a Pannage

For those seeking acorn-fed pork, it is hard to come by. Here at RIdgemeade Farm, we pride ourselves in eing one of the few farm in the region that truly raise our pigs on pasture and finish them in the hardwood forest, on acrons, chestnuts and fall mushrooms.

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